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Invitation | Fifth Networking Event on Human 3D Organ Models on June 10th, 2026

Charité 3R and the Einstein Center 3R invite you to the fifth Berlin Networking Event "Human 3D Organ Models" on June 10th in the newly opened Si-M at the Charité Virchow Campus.

New Study: Current Avian Influenza Virus Can Infect Human Lung Tissue

The current avian influenza virus can infect human lung tissue: This is what researchers at Charité and the Robert Koch Institute have discovered.

New Berlin 3R Network: Young 3R Collective Berlin

Young researchers from Charité, the BIH, and the BfR have formed an informal group to maintain an active exchange of ideas regarding the 3Rs.

Professorship for Mina Gouti

Mina Gouti, a group leader at the MDC and a researcher at the Einstein Center 3R, has been appointed W3 Professor of Complex Organoid Models in Personalized Medicine at Charité.

BfR: Number of laboratory animals in Germany falls below two million for the first time

The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) reports that in 2024, for the first time, there were fewer than 2 million laboratory animals in Germany.

Tierversuche verstehen | Video "How can infected organoids give hope to lung patients?"

Pneumonia is one of the most treacherous infections. Can research using lung organoids help improve the situation? A film about research on lung organoids at Berlin's Charité hospital.

Biospektrum | Interview with Jens Kurreck

On the occasion of his article on “3D bioprinting of perfusable cancer models,” an interview with Prof. Jens Kurreck, co-spokesperson for the Einstein Center 3R, was published in the journal “Biospektrum.”

Berlin Science Week | Recommendations

As part of Berlin Science Week, two discussion events on the topic of animal research and alternatives will take place (in German language), which promise to be very interesting and informative.

Berliner Tagesspiegel: Prof. Jens Kurreck named one of the “100 most important minds in Berlin science”

Prof. Jens Kurreck, co-spokesperson for the Einstein Center 3R, was named one of the 100 most important figures in Berlin science by the Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel.

3R Online Seminar | "Alternatives to animal use in research and education"

The successful 3R online seminar series, organized by BB3R with EC3R and FU Berlin, will take place again this year between 16.10. and 11.12.2025.